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These are the selected anniversaries for October that appear on the Comics portal. The "edit" links edit the portal subpages that are displayed as sections here.
October 1
- 1926: birth of Ben Wicks, English-Canadian cartoonist best known for Wicks
- 1933: debut of The Adventures of Smilin' Jack, American comic strip by Zach Moseley
- 1940: birth of Richard Corben, American comic book author best known for Den
- 1964: birth of Ande Parks, American comic bokk author best known for his work on Green Arrow
- 1967: death of Bob Powell, American comic book artist known for his work on Sheena, Queen of the Jungle
- 1971: birth of Matt Broersma, American comics author known for The Mummy and Insomnia
- 1973: first issue of Cutie Honey, Japanese manga by Go Nagai
- 2001: last publication of Angelic Layer, Japanese manga by CLAMP
- 2001: launch of Achewood, American webcomic by Chris Onstad
- 2003: debut of Karin, Japanese manga by Yuna Kagesaki
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October 2
- 1909: birth of Alex Raymond, American comic book author and artist, creator of Flash Gordon, Rip Kirby and Secret Agent X-9
- 1949: birth of Ricardo Barreiro, Argentine comics writer, known for Bárbara
- 1950: debut of Peanuts, the iconic American comic strip by Charles M. Schulz featuring Charlie Brown and Snoopy
- 1957: birth of Janry, Belgian comics author best known for Spirou et Fantasio and Le Petit Spirou
- 1960: birth of Joe Sacco, Maltese comic book author and artist best known for his autobiographical and journalistic graphic novels like Palestine
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October 3
- 1913: birth of Fred Guardineer, American comic book writer and artist best known for Zatara
- 1924: birth of Harvey Kurtzman, American comic book artist and writer, creator of MAD magazine
- 1967: birth of Ivan Brunetti, Italian-American comics creator best known for Schizo
- 1967: birth of Rob Liefeld, American comic book author best known for X-Force
- 1982: death of Noel Sickles, American comic strip creator best known for Scorchy Smith
- 1988: debut of Curtis, an American comic strip by Ray Billingsley
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October 4
- 1931: debut of Dick Tracy, long runninbg American comic strip by Chester Gould
- 1948: first daily appearance of Pogo, American comic strip created by Walt Kelly
- 1983: death of Dino Battaglia, Italian comic artist
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October 5
- 1922: birth of Bil Keane, American comics artist best known for his work on The Family Circus
- 1924: birth of Bob Thaves, American comic strip creator best known for Frank and Ernest
- 1952: last issue of "The Spirit Section" newspaper run, featuring The Spirit, influential comics series by Will Eisner
- 1974: last issue of Shiver and Shake, British comic which lasted for a year and a half
- 1994: death of Doug Wildey, American comic book artist best known for continuing Tarzan
- 2003: launch of Yirmumah, American webcomic by D.J. Coffman
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October 6
- 1916: birth of Bob Powell, American comic book artist known for his work on Sheena, Queen of the Jungle
- 1930: birth of Ron Embleton, British comics author known for Wulf the Briton
- 1959: birth of Adam Kubert, American comic book artist known for his work on Wolverine
- 1962: first appearance of Steel Claw, British comic strip created by Tom Tully and Jesús Blasco
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October 7
- 1942: birth of José Antonio Muñoz, Argentinian comics artist known for graphic novels like Alack Sinner
- 1951: birth of Enki Bilal, influential French comic artist and author
- 1979: birth of Nick Lowe, editor at Marvel Comics
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October 8
- 1939: birth of Harvey Pekar, American underground comics writer best known for American Splendor
- 2006: last appearance of Franklin Fibbs, American comic strip by Hollis Brown and Wes Hargis which only lasted for two years
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October 9
- 1916: birth of Mars Ravelo, Filipino comics artist best known for Darna
- 1933: birth of Bill Tidy, british comic strip creator known for The Fosdyke Saga and The Cloggies
- 1936: birth of Mar Amongo, Filipino comic book artist best known for his work with DC Comics
- 1943: birth of Mike Peters, American comics artist and author, best known for the comic strip Mother Goose and Grimm
- 1949: birth of Jim Starlin, American comic book writer and artist; known for Dreadstar
- 1955: birth of Michael Netzer, American comic book artist known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel Comics
- 2001: launch of Get Your War On, American webcomic by David Rees
- 2006: end of Adventurers!, American webcomic by Mark Shallow which ran since 2000
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October 10
- 1913: birth of Joe Simon, American comic book artist and writer, co-creator of Captain America
- 1953: debut of Little Plum, British comic strip created by Leo Baxendale in The Beano
- 1957: birth of Rumiko Takahashi, popular Japanese mangaka best known for Ranma ½
- 1959: last appearance of Jane, a popular British comic strip by Norman Pett, which ran in the Daily Mirror since 1932
- 1973: death of Austin Briggs, American comics artist best known for continuing Secret Agent X-9 and Flash Gordon
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October 11
- 1932: birth of Sergio Toppi, Italian comics author and artist
- 1952: birth of Jim Woodring, American comic book artist and author best known for Frank
- 1963: birth of Han Hoogerbrugge, Dutch comics artist best known for Neurotica
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October 12
- 1920: birth of Dan Spiegle, American comic book artist known for his work at Gold Key Comics and DC Comics
- 1947: birth of Pat Brady, American comic strip creator best known for Rose Is Rose
- 1981: birth of Dawn Best, American comics artist best known for her work on Sonic the Hedgehog
- 2003: death of Pete Morisi, American comic book creator best known for Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt
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October 13
- 1885: birth of Harry Hershfield, American comics illustrator best known for Abie the Agent
- 1938: death of E. C. Segar, creator of Popeye
- 1952: birth of Bob Ingersoll, American comic book writer known for Hero Alliance
- 2006: death of Hilda Terry, American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Teena
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October 14
- 1895: birth of John Millar Watt, British comic strip creator best known for Pop
- 1916: birth of Bob Oksner, American comics artist best known for his work with DC Comics
- 1945: birth of Daan Jippes, Dutch comics artist best known for his work on Disney comics
- 1974: death of Otto Binder, American comic book writer best known for his work with Fawcett Comics
- 1980: first publication of Big Comic Spirits, a weekly Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Shogakukan
- 1983: end of Black Jack, a manga written by Osamu Tezuka which ran for ten years
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October 15
- 1905: debut of Little Nemo, classic American comic strip by Winsor McCay
- 1923: birth of Vince Colletta, Italian-American comic book artist bets known as an inker for Marvel Comics
- 1938: first issue of Radio Fun, British comic which ran until 1961
- 1983: first issue of School Fun, British comic which lasted for less than a year
- 1999: first publication of Samurai Deeper Kyo, Japanese manga created by Akimine Kamijyo
- 2004: death of Irv Novick, American comic book artist known for his work at Archie Comics and DC Comics
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October 16
- 1926: birth of Joe Sinnott, American comic book artist best known as inker for The Fantastic Four
- 1954: first publication of Playhour, British comic which lasted for some 1,700 issues
- 1976: first issue of Krazy, British comic which ran until 1978
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October 17
- 1914: birth of Jerry Siegel, American comics author, co-creator of Superman
- 1916: birth of Virgil Franklin Partch, American cartoonist and comic book creator also known as "VIP"
- 1920: birth of John Prentice, American comic strip artist best known for continuing Rip Kirby
- 1940: birth of Thomas Williams, British comics artist
- 1959: last publication of Comet, British comic magazine
- 1959: final appearance of The Gumps, American comic strip created by Sidney Smith which ran since 1917
- 1984: birth of Randall Munroe, American webcomic creator best known for xkcd
- 2003: death of Dave Follows, British comics creator best known for Creature Feature
- 2005: death of Tom Gill, American comic book artist best known for drawing The Lone Ranger comic books between 1950 and 1970
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October 18
- 1954: debut of Hi and Lois, American comic strip created and written by Mort Walker and drawn by Dik Browne
- 1955: birth of Sandy Plunkett, American comic book artist known for his work with Marvel Comics
- 1969: start of Whizzer and Chips, British comic which ran until 1990
- 1973: death of Walt Kelly, American comic book artist and author best known for Pogo
- 1975: first appearance in The Beano of the British comic strips Ball Boy by Malcolm Judge and Tom, Dick and Sally by Dave Jenner
- 1995: first volume of Flame of Recca, Japanese manga created by Nobuyuki Anzai
- 2006: release of 1001 Nights of Snowfall, graphic novel by Bill Willingham, a prequel to Fables
- 2006: death of Miriam Engelberg, American comics artist best known for Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person
- 2006: death of Don R. Christensen, American comics writer known for his work on Disney comics
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October 19
- 1883: birth of William Donahey, American comic strip creator best known for Teenie Weenies
- 1927: birth of Vic Lockman, American comics artist best known as creator of Moby Duck
- 1947: birth of Giorgio Cavazzano, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Disney comics
- 1955: first appearance of Modeste et Pompon in Le Journal de Tintin, a comic strip started by René Goscinny and André Franquin
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October 20
- 1889: birth of Frank Godwin, American comic strip creator best known for Connie and Rusty Riley
- 1920: birth of Nick Cardy, American comic book artist best known for his work on Aquaman and Teen Titans
- 1935: death of Sidney Smith, American comic strip creator best known for The Gumps
- 1940: birth of Nikita Mandryka, Tunisian/French comics creator best known for Le Concombre Masqué
- 1980: birth of Ryan North, Canadian webcomic author best known for Dinosaur Comics
- 1993: death of Gaylord DuBois, prolific American comics writer best known for the Tarzan comic books
- 2000: debut of Sosiaalisesti rajoittuneet, Finnish webcomic by Ossi Mäntylahti, Pekka Piira and Jukka Piira
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October 21
- 1904: birth of Edmond Hamilton, American comic book writer known for his Superman stories
- 1955: birth of Geof Darrow, American comic artist best known for Hard Boiled
- 1956: birth of Paul Levitz, American comic book writer, president of DC Comics
- 1995: death of Jesús Blasco, Spanish comics author best known for his work in different Fleetway magazines
- 1998: debut of Love Hina, Japanese manga by Ken Akamatsu
- 1998: launch of The PC Weenies, American webcomic by Krishna M. Sadasivam
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October 22
- 1908: birth of José Escobar Saliente, Spanish comics creator best known for Zipi y Zape
- 1934: first appearance of Terry and the Pirates, a classic comic strip by Milton Caniff
- 1953: birth of Steven Grant, American comic book writer best known for Punisher
- 1954: death of George McManus, American comic strip creator best known for Bringing up Father
- 1962: birth of Andrea Kruis, Dutch comics artist best known for 15½
- 1977: first issue of Cheeky, British comic book which ran until 1980
- 1988: last publication of Oink!, British comic which lasted for 68 issues
- 2002: death of Nonoy Marcelo, Filipino comics artist best known for Ikabod
- 2003: launch of Twokinds, American webcomic by Tom Fischbach
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October 23
- 1920: birth of Bob Montana, American comic strip creator best known for Archie
- 1924: birth of R. K. Laxman, Indian cartoonist best known for The Common Man
- 1958: first appearance of The Smurfs by Peyo in a Johan and Peewit story in Spirou magazine
- 2002: launch of Ctrl+Alt+Del, American gaming webcomic by Tim Buckley
- 2003: debut of Standup Comics, webcomic by Basil White
- 2003: start of Dragon Zakura, Japanese manga by Mita Norifusa
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October 24
- 1915: birth of Bob Kane, American comic book writer and artist, creator of Batman
- 1925: birth of Al Feldstein, American comic book artist and editor, for 28 years editor-in-chief of MAD magazine
- 1932: birth of Ziraldo Alves Pinto, Brazilian comics artist best known for O Pasquim
- 1944: debut of The Mice Squad, Canadian comic strip by Larry Purdy in The Telegram
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October 25
- 1922: birth of Maurice Dodd, British comic strip author best known for The Perishers
- 1945: birth of Peter Ledger, Australian comics artist known for his airbrush work
- 1986: last issue of Hoot, British comic book which ran for one year and 53 issues only
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October 26
- 1764: death of William Hogarth, English cartoonist who is often credited as one of the pioneers of comics
- 1931: birth of Larry Lieber, American comic book artist and writer, known as co-creator of Thor and Iron Man
- 1941: birth of Bob de Groot, Belgian comics author best known for Clifton, Léonard and Robin Dubois
- 1960: birth of June Brigman, American comic book artist known as cocreator of Power Pack
- 1970: debut of Doonesbury, American comic strip created by Garry Trudeau
- 1970: debut of Momma, American comic strip by Mel Lazarus
- 1985: first issue of Hoot, British comic book which ran for one year and 53 issues only
- 2002: first appearance of Bokura ga Ita, Japanese manga created by Yuuki Obata
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October 27
- 1930: birth of Leo Baxendale, British comics creator best known for The Bash Street Kids
- 1935: birth of Mauricio de Sousa, Brazilian comic strip creator best known for Monica's Gang
- 1948: birth of Bernie Wrightson, American comic book artist best known as creator of Swamp Thing
- 1954: birth of Jan Duursema, comics artist best known for her work on Star Wars comics
- 1990: last issue of Whizzer and Chips, British comic which ran since 1969
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October 28
- 1913: debut of Krazy Kat by George Herriman as an independent comic strip
- 1925: birth of Leonard Starr, American comic book artist best known for Mary Perkins, On Stage
- 1945: birth of Gary Hallgren, American underground comix artist known for working on Air Pirates Funnies
- 1951: birth of Joe R. Lansdale, American comics writer best known for Jonah Hex
- 1952: birth of Jim Valentino, American comic book artist and writer, co-founder of Image Comics
- 1967: birth of Karl Story, American comic book artist known as an original member of Gaijin Studios
- 1968: birth of Onofrio Catacchio', Italian comics author known for Nathan Never
- 1983: death of Otto Messmer, American comic strip author best known for Felix the Cat
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October 29
- 1921: birth of Bill Mauldin, American comic strip creator known for Willie and Joe
- 1944: birth of Nick Cuti, American comic book writer best known as creator of E-Man
- 1959: first issue of Pilote, French comics magazine, with a.o. the debut of Asterix by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo
- 1999: death of Greg, prolific Belgian comics author and artist, editor-in-chief of Tintin magazine
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October 30
- 1924: birth of Jean-Michel Charlier, Belgian comics writer best known for Redbeard, Buck Danny and Blueberry
- 1927: birth of Will, influential Belgian comics artist considered one of the founding members of the Marcinelle school
- 1935: birth of Don Thompson, American pioneer of comic book fandom
- 1955: first appearance of Jommeke, popular Belgian comic strip by Jef Nys
- 1976: final issue of Monster Fun, British comic which only started in 1975
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October 31
- 1925: birth of Robin Moore, American comic strip creator known for Tales of the Green Beret
- 1949: birth of Colin Wilson, New Zealand comic book artist known for his work on Blueberry and for 2000 AD
- 1959: birth of Claudio Villa, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Tex Willer
- 1963: first appearance of Blueberry, a comic series created by Jean Giraud and Jean-Michel Charlier, in Pilote
- 2001: end of Love Hina, Japanese manga by Ken Akamatsu
- 2001: end of Gate Keepers, Japanese manga created by Keiji Gotoh
- 2006: last episode of Concerned, American webcomic by Christopher C. Livingston
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